in any event

English

Prepositional phrase

in any event

1. (idiomatic) At any rate: anyhow, regardless (emphasizing that a point doesn't matter or hardly matters).

   Synonyms: at all events, in any case, anyway; see also Thesaurus:regardless

   Near-synonyms: nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may

   The product is duly prohibited by law, but in any event, it is still available on the black market.

2. (idiomatic) At any rate: by any measure, any way one slices it, in every case, no matter what (emphasizing that a point matters so much that there is no case in which it does not matter).

   Synonyms: at all events, in any case, no matter what

   You can grumble all you like, but in any event, you'd better be there at the appointed time.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in,‎ any,‎ event.

   Kinetics might be described as a series of events, and in any event, there is some instant at which some change begins.

Translations

at any rate — see also in any case

• Azerbaijani: hər halda
• Finnish: joka tapauksessa (fi)
• Irish: ar aon nós, ar aon chaoi, ar aon chuma, ar chuma ar bith, ar chaoi ar bith, pé scéal é
• Latin: saltem
• Plautdietsch: jeedenfauls
• Polish: tak czy owak (pl)
• Turkish: her hâlde, her hâlükârda